Brewers drop 2 of 3 in Atlanta

Baseball can be rude sometimes. Not cool, baseball. Not cool.

The Milwaukee Brewers faced a bit of a setback this weekend. Coming off a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds and eight wins in their last nine games, the Brew Crew dropped two of 3 games against the defending world champion Atlanta Braves.

Friday saw them start the series off on the right foot with a 6-3 win. Eric Lauer went 6 and 1/3 innings pitched delivering eight strikeouts and only allowing a pair of runs (one earned). The Brewers scored runs on a Rowdy Tellez double, a Lorenzo Cain fielder’s choice, a Willy Adames bases loaded walk, and a Christian Yelich infield single. Josh Hader closed things down in the 9th, giving the Brewers a 6-3 win.

The second game of the series saw the Braves eke out a 3-2 win. The Brewers’ bats went cold in the clutch, finishing 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position. Corbin Burnes put forth a solid effort, providing six innings, allowing two runs (one earned), and striking out eight. Unfortunately, it was not enough to secure a win.

Game 3 was a tough one. Aaron Ashby got the start, but struggled with his command. Ashby allowed six runs on six hits and four walks, only working four innings. The Brewers bats remained cold, recording only four hits and another poor effort with runners in scoring position (1-for-6) leading to a 9-2 loss.

Sometimes baseball can be cruel. This weekend was an example of that. The Brewers will look to right the ship with three more games against the 5-23 Reds.

Master Brewer Leaderboard

(The Master Brewer Leaderboard is a season long leaderboard tracking and ranking exceptional performances from Brewers players in the form of Master Brew Points 🍺, which at the end of the season will tally up to crown our Crewsing for a Brewsing Player of the Year.)

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Leaderboard through 29 games

Rowdy Tellez: 🍺 x6

Josh Hader, Willy Adames: 🍺 x4

Christian Yelich, Corbin Burnes: 🍺 x3

Brandon Woodruff, Eric Lauer: 🍺 x2

Andrew McCutchen, Kolten Wong, Freddy Peralta, Devin Williams, Adrian Houser, Hunter Renfroe, Luis Urias, Trevor Gott 🍺